Deb Riitano, CSJA, Receives Women's Achievement Award from Muslim Community
On December 15, CSJ Associate Deb Riitano, commissioner of the Albany County Department of Aging and formerly executive director of the Capital Area Council of Churches, received the Muslim Community Center (MCC) 2018 Women¯s Achievement Award for her support of the Capital District Muslim Community. Dec 16, 2018

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Eddy SeniorCare Team Up to Provide Services
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet reached a collaborative agreement with Eddy SeniorCare, part of St. Peter¯s Health Partners (SPHP), that will enable the sisters to continue to receive health care at St. Joseph¯s Provincial House, while allowing SPHP to bring new health care services to seniors in Albany and Rensselaer counties.Apr 4, 2018

Province Celebrates 28 Jubilarians of 75, 70, 60, 50 and 40 Years
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, over 300 Sisters of St. Joseph and CSJ Associates gathered at the Provincial House to celebrate the gift of vocation with the 28 jubilarians of the Albany Province who commemorated 75, 70, 60, 50 and 40 years in the congregation and who shared 1,635 years of service as Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.Mar 18, 2018

Congregational Leadership Team Writes President-Elect Trump
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet sent the following letter to President-Elect Donald J. Trump, urging him to "fully embrace the Syrian refugees fleeing violence and hatred and welcome them into to the sanctuary of our country."Nov 14, 2016

LCWR Assembly Confronts Racism and Religious Life
During the course of the 2016 LCWR assembly in Atlanta, Embracing the Mystery: Living Transformation, we, the members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, affirmed a resolution committing...Nov 14, 2016

Sisters of St. Joseph Respond to Senseless Acts of Violence in Our Country
With heavy hearts, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, join in prayer for Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, victims of the fatal shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota; and the police officers (still unnamed at the time of this writing) killed and injured in the Dallas massacre.Jul 7, 2016

25 Years as a Sister Is a Blessing and a Gift
Sister J. Elizabeth "Betsy" Van Deusen, CSJ, has had enough careers for several people, and she's still just about the youngest jubilarian among the Sisters of St. Joseph in the Albany Diocese.Jan 26, 2016

Ave Maria Press To Publish Sister Anne Bryan Smollin's Last Book
Two years after her death, nationally-known speaker and author Sister Anne Bryan Smollin, CSJ, will have a new book published. "The Best is Yet to Come" -- a book on seizing the moment and living life to the fullest, written in Sister Anne's typical storytelling style -- is scheduled to be released by Ave Maria Press in fall 2016. The publisher calls it "vintage Sister Anne: great stories packed with everyday wisdom." "I think she'd be thrilled. I can hear her saying, 'Oh, Patti, thank you so much,'" said Sister Anne's close friend and housemate of 30 years, Sister Patricia St. John, CSJ. Sister Patti, who is the director of the Carondelet Music Center in Latham and an adjunct associate professor of music at Columbia University's Teachers College, said that Sister Anne had been working on the book for several years until her death on Sept. 25, 2014. "I kept trying to encourage her to set time aside to work on it, but she didn't feel well," Sister Patti recalled. "It wasn't like I was expecting her to die; she just didn't have the energy to focus on it." Impressive resume Sister Anne was the author of a half-dozen previous books on spirituality and humor, including "Tickle Your Soul," "Live, Laugh and Be Blessed," "God Knows You're Stressed" and "Making Each Moment Count." A Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for 53 years, she headed the Albany Diocese's Counseling for Laity Office (since closed) for three decades and was a speaker much in demand around the country for her humorous, fast-paced delivery. Dec 25, 2015

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, Welcomes Laudato Si
As Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, we welcome the release of Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si, and we rejoice that the pope calls us to a deeper realization of the interconnectedness between the destruction of God's creation and its detrimental effects on all living beings, but especially the economically poor.Jun 20, 2015

Sister's Journey: Across the U.S., Home in Ballston Spa
Sister Nancy Schmidt, CSJ, seems at home in her small office at St. Mary's School in Ballston Spa, where two red chairs and a small table have given her the opportunity to talk with parishioners so many times over the past seven years.Jun 11, 2015

Jubilarians and Province Rejoice at Festive Anniversary Celebration!
On Saturday, March 14, 2015, over 300 Sisters of St. Joseph and CSJ Associates gathered at the Provincial House to celebrate the gift of vocation with the 47 jubilarians of the Albany Province who commemorated 75, 70, 60, 50 and 25 years in the congregation and who shared 2,790 years of service as Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.Mar 14, 2015

Sisters Lead Fight against Human Trafficking
Sister Doreen Glynn, CSJ, justice coordinator for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, and Sister Carol Davis, OP, are featured in the Albany Times Union's "Voices of Faith" on January 18, 2014. The piece, entitled "Sisters Unite for a Common Cause," describes the efforts of women religious against human trafficking in prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Jan 17, 2014

Communication Directors Publish First Congregational Magazine
The communication directors of the provinces and vice provinces of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have published the first issue of In Communion, a new congregational publication which celebrates the many ways in which the Sisters of St Joseph have responded to changing needs of the times. The issue focuses on building God's reign of justice, love and peace in 21st century reality and describes the ways in which the Congregational Chapter, held this past summer in Los Angeles, will direct the sisters into "a new way of being" in the years to come. Click on the link below and enjoy In Communion!Nov 26, 2013

Albany Province Celebrates Affirmation of New Province Leadership Team
On Saturday, August 3, 2013, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, together with family, friends, clergy and religious, celebrated the affirmation and installation of their new Province Leadership Team in the chapel of St. Joseph's Provincial House, Latham, NY. Aug 2, 2013

Wisdom Sisters Respond to Questions for Chapter Reflection
In preparation for our Congregational Chapter 2013, held in Los Angeles, CA, from July 17-July 31, each province (Los Angeles, Albany, St. Louis and St. Paul) and each vice province (Hawaii and Peru) identified some sisters as "Wisdom Sisters."Jul 31, 2013

Shaker Pointe at Carondelet Goes "Green"!
If you are in the area, you can see that construction continues to move forward on Shaker Pointe at Carondelet, our innovative community for independent senior living. Jun 7, 2013

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, Statement on Selection of Pope Francis
March 14, 2013 The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, give thanks to God and extend our welcome and promise of prayer to Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, our newly selected Pope Francis, the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church. As the first Jesuit pontiff, Pope Francis shares the Ignatian-Salesian spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph who were co-founded in the mid-seventeenth-century France by Jesuit Jean Pierre M¯daille. In taking the name, Francis, our new pope chooses as his patron the saint of Assisi, known for his deep spirit of humility, his love for the poor, his stewardship of God¯s creation, his lifestyle of simplicity and his desire to rebuild the church in a time of turmoil. We hope for such leadership. We join in prayer that the Holy Spirit will bless Pope Francis with all the graces needed to lead the Church with the integrity, compassion, openness and fidelity and to bring a renewed sense of hope to the people of God.Mar 13, 2013

CSJ Leadership Team Writes Letter of Support for Father Roy Bourgeois
We, the Leadership Team of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Albany Province, write to express our deep sadness over the recent action by the Vatican's Congregation of the Faith to implement the canonical dismissal of Father Roy Bourgeois from the Maryknoll Fathers and BrothersDec 22, 2012

Sister Rosalie Kelley, CSJ, Receives CSAANYS' Highest Honor
Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Rosalie Kelley, CSJ, received the "Lighting the Fire Award" from the Albany Diocese at the Fortieth Anniversary Celebration of the Catholic Schools Administrators Association of New York State.Oct 28, 2012

LCWR Assembly Decides Next Steps in Response to CDF Assessment
At the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) held in St. Louis, MO, August 7-10, the more than 900 participants planned their response to the doctrinal assessment of the organization by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).Aug 9, 2012

Sister Patricia St. John, CSJ, Ph.D. Is Selected for International Board
While Sister Patricia St. John was in Corfu, Greece, in this month (July 2012) at the Early Childhood Music Education Seminar and then the World Conference for the International Society for Music Education in Thessaloniki, she was unanimously selected to serve a six-year term as Commissioner on the Early Childhood Music Education Commission.Jul 23, 2012

Chaplains Bring Faith to a Secular Hospital
Patients at Samaritan Hospital in Troy can request a chaplain 24 hours a day, attend Mass and avail themselves of the Eucharist, anointing of the sick and reconciliation - and the hospital isn't even Catholic.Jul 18, 2012

Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Continues Discernment of CDF Mandate
The board members of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) held a special session on Friday night, June 15, where they were briefed by conference president Sister Pat Farrell, OSF and executive director Sister Janet Mock, CSJ on their June 12 meeting in Rome with officials of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).Jun 17, 2012

Sister Patricia St. John, CSJ, To Present Paper This Summer in Greece
Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Patricia St. John, Ph.D. recently received notice that her intergenerational study involving sisters with memory loss (which she conducted last spring) was accepted for a paper presentation at the Early Childhood Music Education International Seminar in Corfu, Greece, July 9-13, 2012. Feb 20, 2012

Love Is in the Air Valentine Recital at Carondelet Music Center
On Sunday, February 12, students and faculty of Carondelet Music Center performed in a Valentine Recital, Love is in the Air, for an audience of nearly 100 family members and friends in the Chapel of St. Joseph's Provincial House in Latham. Feb 15, 2012

Saint Rose Women's Soccer Team Wins National NCAA Championship
In 1920, when the League of Nations was being formed, when Woodrow Wilson was president and when the emancipation of women was slowly gaining ground, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet founded The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York,Dec 8, 2011

Nuns Embrace New Purpose
Read an interesting piece from St. Louis Today about three Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in various stages of initial formation.Nov 29, 2011

Church Organ Hits High Note at 80
For four generations, the warm, romantic tones of the glorious four-manual Casavant have wafted across Delaware Avenue from the big stone Gothic church, heralding baptisms, trumpeting weddings and softly grieving at funerals.Oct 23, 2011

Baseball's Religious Followers
They haven't lost faith in the game. It's what you'd expect from three nuns at the Albany province of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who also happen to be longtime Yankees fans.Apr 20, 2011

Sisters of St. Joseph Celebrate 175 Years in the United States
On March 25, 1836, after seven weeks at sea and a three-week trip up the Mississippi River, six courageous Sisters of St. Joseph, ages 21-30, arrived in St. Louis from France. They hastened to the Old Cathedral to give thanks for a safe end to a long journey.Apr 5, 2011

40 Sisters of St. Joseph Celebrate Jubilees at St. Joseph's Provincial House
On Saturday, March 19, 2011, over 300 Sisters of St. Joseph and CSJ Associates gathered at the Provincial House to celebrate the gift of vocation with the 40 jubilarians of 2011 who commemorated 75, 70, 60, 50 and 25 years in the congregation and who shared 2,195 years of service as Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.Mar 20, 2011

2011 Sister Jubilarians Share 2,195 Years of Service
On Saturday, March 19, 2011, forty (40) Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet will mark 75, 70, 60, 50 and 25 years of religious life at a liturgical and community celebration at Saint Joseph's Provincial House in Latham, New York.Jan 1, 2011

Carondelet Music Center Celebrates Annual Carol Sing
On December 5, nearly 100 students, parents, faculty, friends and benefactors of Carondelet Music Center gathered in the Chapel at St. Joseph's Provincial House to celebrate its fifteenth Annual Carol Sing since the Music Center's foundation in 1992.Dec 11, 2010

2010 CSJ Jubilarians Celebrate Special Day!
On Saturday, March 13, thirty six (36) Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet marked 75, 70, 60, and 50 years of religious life at a liturgical and community celebration at Saint Joseph's Provincial House in Latham, New York.Mar 14, 2010

Sister Marion Honors Brings Spirituality to Art
Sister Marion Honors, CSJ, remembers first enjoying art as a kindergarten student in Fayetteville's public school. Art came before her religious vocation and now the two are one.Feb 10, 2010

Sister Joan Sauro, CSJ, Publishes Short Story
Congratulations to Sister Joan Sauro whose story, "Bars," has been published in the November 2009 (volume 74, no. 11, p. 36) issue of U.S. Catholic, a magazine published by the Claretians.Oct 13, 2009

Agreement Could Speed Clinical Trials of Anti-Obesity Agent
Sister Patricia Grasso, CSJ, associate professor of medicine at Albany Medical College, is the head of a team of researchers who have been working since 1997 on creating an anti-obesity peptide that would also be effective in treating Type 2 diabetes.Oct 7, 2009

Sister Anne Bryan's Books Translated into Chinese and Polish
We pleased to announce that "Wings of the Soul" by Sister Anne Bryan Smollin, CSJ, has been translated into Chinese and "God Knows You¯re Stressed" by Sister Anne Bryan has been translated into Polish, both for sale in the worldwide market.Sep 26, 2009

Saving Africa through African Women Religious
All of us walk down different paths during our lifetime, and the path that has taken me to teach in three East African countries during the past two summers has been most rewarding. Sep 26, 2009

U.S. Sisters Honored by House Resolution
Religious congregation of women in the United States have received word through the Leadership Conference of Women Religious that the United States House of Representatives recently approved House Resolution 441.Sep 25, 2009

CSJ Associates Receive Civic Award
Two CSJ Associates from the Amsterdam-Schenectady group were honored recently. MaryAnn Dignazio Louison and Dolores (Dee) Muselbeck, were honored September 25, 2009, at The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce VIP Appreciation Celebration. Sep 24, 2009

Sister Carol Zinn: Outgoing NGO Representative at the United Nations
Sister Carol Zinn, SSJ (Philadelphia) is completing her role as the NGO representative of the Congregations of St. Joseph to the United Nations, a position she has held for the past eight years, to become a member of the Congregational Leadership team for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia.Aug 30, 2009

Carondelet Music Center Wins Prestigious Award
Carondelet Music Center, under the direction of Sister Patricia St. John, has been recognized for outstanding achievement by Kindermusik International and once again this year has been named a Maestro Program.Jun 22, 2009

St. Joseph Worker Program Begins
The Sisters of St. Joseph, Albany Province, have begun officially a new program, St. Joseph Worker, a volunteer program for young women between 21 and 35 who wish to spend a year in volunteer service, focusing on community, systemic change, spirituality and leadership. Apr 6, 2009

CSJ Ziti Dinner 2009
The annual CSJ Ziti Dinner was held Saturday, March 28, at St. Joseph's Provincial House in Latham.Mar 29, 2009

31 Jubilarians Are Honored at Provincial House Celebration
On Saturday, March 14, 2009, over 350 Sisters of St. Joseph and CSJ Associates gathered at the Provincial House to celebrate the gift of vocation with the 31 jubilarians of 2009 who commemorated 80, 75, 70, 60 and 50 years in the congregation and who shared nearly 2,000 years of service as Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.Mar 14, 2009

Meet Kelley D'Angelo, Director of Human Resources, Provincial House
There is another new face at the Provincial House. You have met Susan Szczerbacki, the Provincial House administrator, and Susan Bartholomew, the director of nursing. In late January, we extended a welcome to Kelley D'Angelo, the new director of human resources at the PH.Feb 27, 2009

Sister Peg McPeak, CSJ, Wins Seton Award
Sister Margaret P. McPeak, CSJ, was recognized for serving more than 30 years as an associate professor at the College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio.Jan 11, 2009

Sister Eileen McCann, CSJ, Receives National Award
Sister Eileen McCann, CSJ, coordinator for Youth and Young Adults for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) received the National Catholic Youth Ministry Award from the Secretariat for Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM). Dec 29, 2008

PH Extends Hospitality during Deadly Ice Storm
On Friday, December 12, the Albany area's worst ice storm since 1987 left thousands without electrical power, water and heat for nearly a week. St. Joseph?s Provincial House operated on its generator for nearly four days and was able to provide shelter to several family members, employees and friends who were left without heat in the frigid weather. The sisters were preparing to welcome 50 elderly residents of Our Lady of Hope Nursing Facility when the Home?s power was restored.Dec 16, 2008